Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the expected £16 billion of private sector investment for the Regional Growth Fund has already been secured; and from which industry sectors that investment has been received.

Private sector investment secured by the Regional Growth Fund to date stands at £8.5 billion. Private leverage has been secured from the following sectors:

Access to finance

Business support

Development - Commercial

Development - Housing

Manufacturing - Aerospace

Manufacturing - Automotive

Manufacturing - Chemical

Manufacturing - Electronics

Manufacturing - Food

Manufacturing - Low carbon/renewables/energy

Manufacturing - Materials

Manufacturing - Materials/chemicals/pharma

Manufacturing - Pharma/ Life Sciences

Manufacturing - Transport/telecoms/utilities/port

Manufacturing - Transport/telecoms/utilities/ports/infrastructure

Manufacturing - Waste

Services - Consumer services

Services - Finance & business

Services - Media/Technology

Services - Tourism

Skills